Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-14

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From the Harrisburg Patriot.
Hon. Chauncey +, Black, who for eight /
years has been the president Of the York
jefferson association, retired from the .ryesi. |
dency on Monday night AFTER giving hh |
reasons for retiring and speaking OF the ms.
sion and work performed by this aud other
Democratic socistisS NJ. Black went on to
.Al:
l ministfation, whuee conduct appears to have
dioarmed the criticism. Of the ANvefeAry him.
4 self. We meet occasionally in the baser sort
Of Republican newspapers some expressions
bseter snd grester part OF the Republican
press admit the stfairs OF the government
l are managed under Mr.. Cleveland With
rare purity and ooasnn aass prudence Al
tho predictions of evil from . Democratic
administration have signally failed, and all
thD predictions Of good have bs,n signally
verified Heretofore untold millions were
10 nov. .lessa s aas., 10 earnest
J hands, q real navy Of serviceaoie vessels
. IL vtsibly sristpg upon moderate apprcprtS'
. tions and without the suspicion or sven the
malicious suggestion Of . job. Hsretofore
| the Pacific railroads have successfully re.
, | sisted and beiilsd every effort to settle upon
. Just basis their enormous indebtedness to
/. the Government: to-day commission, with
, l ample powers, enters upon ttlat important
duty, and the names OF the commissioners
| are . sufficient guarantee that the work
. ! will be honestly and thoroughly done
Heretofore the carrying companies Of the
United States have exercised an irresponsi-
!, | ble power over the business OF the country,
= greater than that Of all the governments,
. general and local, combined, To- day these
statute, equally just to every man and every
>. locality, 20 far as they may be reached
!, BY federal law, and. ex sspung the Sc
Artificial advantages, 1t - hailed with
grstefui acolamstien " the whole people
/ The commission feature was never favored
by the Democratic party. 1t wssforced upon
I'd / ate. An incorruptible and fearless conf
10 / sion would do no harm and might do AotItt
4. good, but bad one, weak or corrupt, would
|. be the most fearful curse that ever visited us
= / The FEEDER alists understand this, and Will,
y We have, Tor the present safe federal com
= mission, appointed by the wise discrimins
ns ton OF an honest Democratic president, th
Ill Repu blicans in our legislature are preparing
n to infi'ct upon the state Of Pennsylvania
e. commission exclusively partisan, viii
= - power to suspend. 1t discretion, im
~ portsnt clauses OF our constitution
- This catalogue OF reaorms under
n / Democratic administration might b
n greatly prolonged were this the time an
IN place for that exhibit, There are to be seel
/
v" scanning the whole scene OF American poll
tics, signs Of renewing strength and ~igo
In the great party 70 which We belong an
nd | in whose keeping We firmly believe th
I'm | bests interests OF the people have ever bee
and must ever be the most safe The uu
avoidable irritafions attending the inaus urs
... tion Of an ad tninistration after % years ,
,tY | exclusion sYe rapidly subsiding, and tn
an su0stAntisl 'OeAe It's OF the change are risin
into the clear view Of nen OF all partie,
Let no Democrat forget that the record bein
made by Mr.. Clevelsnd's administration
u the record upon " hich We must stand or fa
in that fa,eful contes, OF next year, when
lre 10 to be determined whether our success
nd | nf 1854 is to be like that of Jefferson i
dv | 1904 and OF Jackson in 1s2S compile;
| and permanent or partial and brief. II "
vi cannot win upou that record, We cannot vi
IN | ct ALL Are We, any OF u.s. prepared for n
est lapse to the Favsxance, piion and Gel
m. trslizng excesses OF the recent past? VIII
the l ever shall be the nominees of the Democra,
.,,, | party, they will be judged almost exclusive
~. py the history fthe existing aduinstratio
TIC. Let US be ready. That struggle involves
10 | ou eselves and ouF chh rem matters 20 n,
pro- meptous that he state to speak OF them vii
fall out greater deliberation. ! wish, indee
eld. | there might be, at the beginning OF next ye,
ten thousand permanent Democratic societl
Oo to sustain the cause Of pure adminstratio
- strfct construction and local liberty.